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. 2016 Aug 4;16:715. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-3345-x

Table 3.

Socio-demographic and reproductive health factors associated with IPV disclosure (n = 339)

Characteristic Total
number, n
Disclosed IPV
n (%)
Crude OR (95 % CI) P -value Adjusted
OR (95 % CI)ab
P -value
Age (years)
 18–19 39 6 (15.3) 1.0
 20–34 259 61 (23.6) 1.69 (0.68–4.24) 0.259 - -
 35 and above 41 12 (29.3) 2.28 (0.76–6.84) 0.143
Education level
 Primary and below 209 46(22) 1.0
 Secondary and above 130 33(25.3) 1.21(0.72–2.01) 0.475 -
Marital status
 Married & living together 288 68(23.6) 1.0
 Have partner but living apart 51 11(21.6) 0.89 (0.43–1.83) 0.751 -
Occupation
 Employed 231 62(26.8) 1.0 1.0
 Unemployed 108 17(15.7) 0.51(0.28–0.92) 0.026 0.53(0.30–0.90) 0.019
Parity
 None 115 21(18.3) 1.0
 1–2 168 41(24.4) 1.45 (0.80–2.61) 0.221 -
 3–7 56 17(30.3) 1.95 (0.93–4.09) 0.077
Any alcohol use during pregnancy
 Ever use 56 16(28.5) 1.40(0.73–2.66) 0.309 -
 Never use 283 63(22.2) 1.0
Planned pregnancy
 Yes 248 50(20.1) 1.0 1.0
 No 91 29(31.9) 0.54 (0.32–0.93) 0.025 0.53(0.29–0.98) 0.042
Place of growth
 This community 109 25(22.9) 0.97(0.57–1.67) 0.912 -
 Another community 230 54(23.5) 1.0
Living close to family of birth
 Yes 227 52 (22.9) 1.0
 No 112 27(24.1) 1.07(0.631.82) 0.806 -
Living close to family of the partner
 Yes 190 46(24.2) 1.0
 No 149 33(22.1) 0.86 (0.52–1.44) 0.575 -
Talk to a member of family of birth
 At least once in a week 191 45(23.5) 1.0
 At least once in a month 74 18(24.3) 1.04 (0.56–1.95) 0.896 -
 At least once in a year or never 74 16(21.6) 0.90 (0.47–1.71) 0.737
Talk to a member of family of the partner
 At least once in a week 164 41(25) 1.0
 At least once in a month 82 21(25.6) 1.03 (0.56–1.90) 0.917 -
 At least once in a year or never 93 17(18.2) 0.67 (0.36–1.27) 0.217
Count on the family of birth for support
 Yes 257 62(24.1) 1.22(0.66–2.23) 0.527 -
 No 82 17(20.7) 1.0
Count on the family of the partner for support
 Yes 257 48(28) 0.81(0.48–1.35) 0.415 -
 No 82 31(34.9) 1.0
Attending group, organization or association
 Yes 57 21(36.8) 2.25 (1.22–4.15) 0.009 2.12(1.13–3.95) 0.019
 No 282 58 (20.5) 1.0 1.0

aInclude all factors which were significant in the results of crude analysis, p < 0.05

bAdditional adjustment for age, education and parity